Moon Light World Map
The map below shows where the Moon is visible from the Earth, depending on weather conditions and moon phases.
The white dot 
symbolizes the position of the Moon, and the yellow sun 
symbolizes the position of the sun.
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Map notes
- The bright part of the map shows where the moon is over the horizon on Tuesday, January 29, 2013 at 12:46:00 UTC.
- The Sun's position is marked with this symbol: . At this location, the Sun will be at its zenith (directly overhead) in relation to an observer.
- The Moon's position is marked with this symbol: . At this location, the Moon will be at its zenith in relation to an observer. Note that the symbol is not showing the current phase of the Moon.
Moon phase
Fraction of moon illuminated: 94%
Position of the Moon
On Tuesday, January 29, 2013 at 12:46:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 4° 22' | North |
| Longitude: | 163° 39' | West |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 448.20 meters/second, 1613.5 km/hour, 1002.6 miles/hour or 871.2 knots.The table below shows the Moon position compared to the time and date above:
| Time | Longitude difference | Latitude difference | Total |
|---|
| later | Degrees | Distance | Direction | Degrees | Distance | Direction | Distance |
|---|
| 1 minute | 0° 14' 32.0" | 16.71 mi | west | 0° 00' 11.1" | 0.21 mi | south | 16.71 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 32' 06.8" | 1002.56 mi | west | 0° 11' 12.3" | 12.83 mi | south | 1002.76 mi |
| 24 hours | 11° 11' 57.8" | 772.48 mi | east | 4° 34' 27.4" | 314.32 mi | south | 835.40 mi |
Locations with the moon near zenith
The following table shows 10 locations with moon near zenith position in the sky.
| Location | Local time | Distance | Direction |
|---|
| Kiritimati | Wed 2:46 AM | 755 km | 469 miles | 407 nm |  ESE |
| Baker Island | Tue 12:46 AM | 1500 km | 932 miles | 810 nm |  WSW |
| Fakaofo | Wed 1:46 AM | 1737 km | 1079 miles | 938 nm |  SSW |
| Honolulu | Tue 2:46 AM | 1976 km | 1228 miles | 1067 nm |  NNE |
| Apia * | Wed 2:46 AM | 2204 km | 1370 miles | 1190 nm | SSW |
| Funafuti | Wed 12:46 AM | 2377 km | 1477 miles | 1283 nm |  SW |
| Tarawa | Wed 12:46 AM | 2616 km | 1626 miles | 1413 nm |  W |
| Alofi | Tue 1:46 AM | 2680 km | 1665 miles | 1447 nm | SSW |
| Majuro | Wed 12:46 AM | 2802 km | 1741 miles | 1513 nm | W |
| Rarotonga | Tue 2:46 AM | 2864 km | 1779 miles | 1546 nm |  S |
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